Post by Pizza on Sept 6, 2010 18:37:29 GMT -8
... FOR saving my first race weekend!!!
the buell ran like a champ all day saturday during practice and qualifying ..
..and then sunday its as though the bike realized it was going to be in a race, and wanted ZERO part of it!!! i got exactly one lap of morning practice before it started backfiring, running like crap and wouldnt accelerate. got it back to the pits, looked over the obvious problems it could have been to find nothing.
both youngster and justino stepped in at the last minute (literally!!!), volunteering their bikes for me to ride. since justino's was a bit more compatible with my size and weight, i ended up racing his honda 600rr for the day!
the best part was that despite riding a bike that i LITERALLY rode from in his pit to the hotpit entrance , i still ended up running lap times that were within 3-4 seconds of what i normally do on my bike after taking 2 laps to get comfy on the honda!!
AGAIN THANKS JUSTINO AND YOUNGSTER for offering their bikes up with no hesitation to me!!
this is why i ride with you guys.. the most caring friends ive got are all of you!!
ive torn my buell apart last night and this afternoon, and have become fairly certain that i roasted the front ignition coil. its not the fuel pump as i originally had thought... and hopefully i can get a new one in before next monday for my t-hill day!!! [eek!!!]
the buell ran like a champ all day saturday during practice and qualifying ..
..and then sunday its as though the bike realized it was going to be in a race, and wanted ZERO part of it!!! i got exactly one lap of morning practice before it started backfiring, running like crap and wouldnt accelerate. got it back to the pits, looked over the obvious problems it could have been to find nothing.
both youngster and justino stepped in at the last minute (literally!!!), volunteering their bikes for me to ride. since justino's was a bit more compatible with my size and weight, i ended up racing his honda 600rr for the day!
the best part was that despite riding a bike that i LITERALLY rode from in his pit to the hotpit entrance , i still ended up running lap times that were within 3-4 seconds of what i normally do on my bike after taking 2 laps to get comfy on the honda!!
AGAIN THANKS JUSTINO AND YOUNGSTER for offering their bikes up with no hesitation to me!!
this is why i ride with you guys.. the most caring friends ive got are all of you!!
ive torn my buell apart last night and this afternoon, and have become fairly certain that i roasted the front ignition coil. its not the fuel pump as i originally had thought... and hopefully i can get a new one in before next monday for my t-hill day!!! [eek!!!]
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